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Remediation Mechanisms of Tropical Plants for Lead-Contaminated Environment

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Heavy metals, especially lead, are major environmental pollutants that pose a serious threat to the environment and human and animal health. Series of approaches is being practised in order to reclaim land contaminated with lead. Phytoremediation offers the most environmental friendly approach for its remediation. This chapter reviews the mechanisms used by some tropical plants to remediate lead-contaminated soil.

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Abioye, O.P., Ijah, U.J.J., Aransiola, S.A. (2013). Remediation Mechanisms of Tropical Plants for Lead-Contaminated Environment. In: Gupta, D. (eds) Plant-Based Remediation Processes. Soil Biology, vol 35. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-35564-6_4

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